Sex vs Violence

Yeah, I know there are good and bad ways to go about sex, to put it lightly.

Theon's torture could have been worse, though. If I remember correctly, they didn't actually show a lot of the flaying or mutilations, just strongly implied them. That, or I looked away for those scenes, lol.

Regarding rape or any sort of sexual violence, I agree. Those are the times I have been bothered by sex scenes and the makers need to be very careful how they tread that water. Too many times it has been used as some sort of mindless catalyst for action without caring about what it really means to go through something like that or it's even glorified in some twisted way.

I wouldn't tell a director or anyone how to shoot a scene like that. If they wish to explore it from the rapists POV or whatever, that's fine and it's an artistic choice (well, I hope it'd be), but I'd prefer it be clear that this wasn't them condoning the act, but rather putting a sincere and honest spotlight on it in order for it be put out there, discussed, and seen with a critical eye. I wouldn't want to censor them like I wouldn't want them to censor me, in those terms, but it's a fine balance to walk.

Apologies to anyone concerning such a sensitive subject.

That's the part of the point I failed to express. Even if the viewer has never experienced sex, it's a nearly 100% probability that his or her parents did.

So why stigmatize it? I don't know that anyone has ever determined that with certainty, but I wonder if the powers that be want to normalize killing and desensitize us to it, since so much of what those elites want to accomplish involves the taking of millions of lives. Who can say for sure? We can be quite certain that sex will never further their objectives, and it might be more difficult to wind up a satiated populace.

Maybe it’s much less awkward for parents for explain violence to their children, than sex. But just because it’s awkward, it doesn’t mean you should ignore it. It’s far better, in my view, for a child to view depictions of sex with a parent or a trusted adult, because then you can explain things and keep them from getting misinformed. Use those opportunities and open a line of communication. Because when they go off exploring these things (or even coming across them by accident) on their own, they know they can come to you for advice or an explanation.

And culture definitely plays a part in it as well. I’ve noticed that the rating system where I live is much more laxed, than it is in the US. Especially when it’s concerning sex and language (though language is mainly due to the fact that you can translate around it, I think). Just looking at what’s in the theaters right now, La La Land has PG 13 in the States, but no age restriction here. Fist Fight has an R rating in the States (due to language and sexual content/nudity), but a C here (no child under 12 without an adult). Logan and John Wick 2 both have an R in the States, but have a D here (which is like an NC-17, but with anyone below 16). And we also have an X rating, for below 18.

As for adults, if it bothers you, that’s perfectly fine. Everyone has a different idea of what’s appropriate, or what they’re comfortable with. But don’t assume other people feel the same way, and try to censor it for everybody else. If you’re an adult you should be able to curate what you view, without making a big fuss over how it’s detrimental to society.

@Catbookss

I strongly agree. I avoid what I consider to pathologically violent content, which I'd define as any TV show or film which exists as nothing more than a vehicle to deliver "violence porn", as I think of it.

And the harm, in my view, isn't necessarily that it makes viewers themselves more violent (as some have argued), but that it numbs them, as you say, and makes them indifferent and callous toward violence being inflicted on fellow human beings in the real world.

I have to say that I was a little incredulous when a fair number of teens I know told me that they'd watched Deadpool with their parents. I could not have imagined watching something like that with mine. Not that it wasn't entertaining, but I just can't see having watched it with any adult, especially parents, when I was a kid.

I made the mistake of watching "I spit on your grave 2". Talk about disturbing sex and violence, just for the sake of it. I didn't watch that one in it's entirety. It was truly repulsing, and I don't use that word lightly.